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South Carolina could soon decrease its number of state football champions from seven to five.

More from the Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald:

The state’s high school football playoff system could get another overhaul.

Two years after 1A and 2A added a championship, there is talk of decreasing the number of titles given out and altering the regions.

On Monday, South Carolina High School League commissioner Jerome Singleton sent an email to superintendents, principals and athletic directors regarding the move to a five-division system for football only. This potential system would give the four largest classifications eight regions of five teams.

Moving to this system would allow all teams to schedule 11 regular season games (something only 4A schools have done in the past), place the top two teams from each region (except for selected third-place teams in the smallest division) into the postseason and insure that only teams with a winning record in region play would make the playoffs.

The move also would decrease the number of state champions crowned, dropping from seven in the current system to five.